WELL · 42-003-44990 · DISTRICT 8
Drone Bee #2
Andrews County · Embar (Devonian) field · Vertical
Drone Bee #2 (API 42-003-44990) is a well in Andrews County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed July 21, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 18, 2013, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Woodford, Devonian, Silurian (undifferentiated).
Its 2 leases have reported 37.9K barrels of oil and 4.21M mcf of gas since March 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA WTP LPMar 18, 2013 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 18, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 2013
- completed
- 37.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone Bee G-10-293240 | Embar (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 24.1K | Sep 2021 – Jul 2026 |
| Drone Bee O-10-39777 | Embar (Devonian) | OXY USA WTP LP | 2 | 37.9K | 4.18M | Mar 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,809 · prior 12 1,977(+244%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conocophillips CompanyMar 2010 → Feb 2013
- 2OXY USA WTP LPMar 2013 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 753704-99 | Drill | OXY USA WTP LP | Dec 21, 2012 | Mar 18, 2013 | May 12, 2013 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-293240 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39777 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,214 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Woodford | 8,878 | -5,664 |
| Devonian | 9,100 | -5,886 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 9,570 | -6,356 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,284 | 9,679 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,679 | 11 | 1,030 S |
| 5.5 | 9,849 | 7.875 | 1,030 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 7, 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 14, 2014 | Sep 13, 2013 | Yes |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-003-44990 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-44990 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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